Category: Construction & design / Practical / Practical, maintenance & repairAuthor: John CottonDescription: Practical: Modifications for single-handed sailing
John Cotton descrobes the modifications he has made to his Albin Ballad to make her a safe and dependable yacht for Nordic single-handing.

Category: Practical, maintenance & repairAuthor: Doctor Tom MillerDescription: Tom shares some ideas and incentives to help make single-handed sailing a safer and more comfortable experience.
What follows is a collection of (mostly) DIY modifications carried out on his 32ft kauri sloop over the years.

Category: Races & racing / ProfilesAuthor: Peter JohnsonDescription: Landmarks - 1960
This month, in the first of a series that will run for the whole of our Centenary year, Peter recalls the OSTAR 1960, the event that gave birth to a revolution in single-handed sailing.

Category: Handling / PracticalAuthor: David HardingDescription: On the water - single-handed mooring
Picking up a mooring on your own needn't be difficult. David Harding explains a system that makes for drama-free pick-ups if you don't have crew

Category: Cruise accountAuthor: Stuart CrumpDescription: Cruising single-handed / solo
A postponed departure led Stuart Crump to bring his boat (Ocean 38) all the way from Guernsey to Brixham single-handed in his first solo Channel crossing.

Category: Boat handlingAuthor: David HardingDescription: Seamanship
How do you make life easy for yourself when sailing on your own? Simple tacking, flying the spinnaker single-handed, hoisting, gybing, dropping.